Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100)
Malawi
45.36 0-100
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
44.93 0-100
in 2025
Malawi rank
143rd
Papua New Guinea rank
145th
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 45.36 0-100 against 44.93 0-100 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.43 0-100.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.01 0-100 | 42.85 0-100 | 6.15 0-100 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 45.76 0-100 | 44.94 0-100 | 0.8163 0-100 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 44.45 0-100 | 48.12 0-100 | 3.67 0-100 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 44.25 0-100 | 44.15 0-100 | 0.1085 0-100 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher regulatory quality - governance score, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 45.36 0-100 against 44.93 0-100 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in regulatory quality - governance score between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.43 0-100, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for regulatory quality - governance score?
- Malawi ranks 143rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 145th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.